{"product_id":"from-kansas-to-kilimanjaro-david-a-emery-9781469794860","title":"From Kansas to Kilimanjaro: A Memoir of a Family That Survived Two World Wars and Outwitted Russian Espionage","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor author Dr. David A. Emery, life has been anything but dull. In this memoir, he narrates some of the highlights of his long and colorful life. He also provides a background of his family tree, which found some of its roots in Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Kansas to Kilimanjaro\u003c\/i\u003e documents Emery's decisions and their consequences during the international upheaval of World War II. He narrates how, beginning in 1942, he served as an ambulance driver in the American Field Service and became attached to the British Eighth Army's lead tank brigade in North Africa, where he helped save lives and nearly lost his own. Emery tells how he finished his education and became an industrial psychologist and family man. He also discusses how the Cold War brought him back to Africa with his family, where he became involved with the KGB, the CIA, and the FBI. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith photos included, this memoir recalls Emery's adventurous spirit and how he found himself involved in humorous and life-threatening adventures: a KGB agent in Africa is outmaneuvered by Marilyn Monroe's curves and how a Bedouin present of an Aphrodite olfactory provided elixir for a lonely soldier. \u003ci\u003eFrom Kansas to Kilimanjaro\u003c\/i\u003e provides keen insights gleaned from one man's interesting life, but also provides a historical context of the world throughout the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Emery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469794861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469794860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"David A. Emery","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138593747199,"sku":"9781469794860","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95c7fa5e-c56b-4e34-9ac3-f0949bc44ca7.jpg?v=1687900503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-kansas-to-kilimanjaro-david-a-emery-9781469794860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}